Jim Townsend
@jteurope
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30+ years at the Pentagon/NATO working Europe/NATO final 8 years as DASD, now Senior Fellow at CNAS cohost of Brussels Sprouts podcast & teaching at SciencesPo
Washington, DC
Joined January 2017
RT @ConStelz: How Tom Lehrer Escaped the Transience of Satire—do read this wonderful obituary by @adamgopnik. Then go listen to his songs….
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The late songwriter’s targets are mostly forgotten—so why do new generations keep discovering him?
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RT @jaysbookman: DOGE will go down in history as a tech-bro vanity play that failed miserably. They broke a lot but fixed nothing, overprom….
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RT @TheStingisBack: Like, repost and subscribe.If you've enjoyed this thread, repost it and spread the love of movies. If you appreciate t….
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RT @Tom_Antonov: Officer cadets from the French Military Academy of St-Cyr parading and singing in front of the iconic Mont-Saint-Michel.….
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RT @EdwardGLuce: “Zbig” is a pleasure to read, written in the same plainspoken, lucid prose as Luce’s columns. Luce does a wonderful job re….
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In “Zbig,” Edward Luce tells the story of Zbigniew Brzezinski, a leading American strategist who had a notably eventful run as Jimmy Carter’s national security adviser.
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Toward an Abundance National Security Agenda - The National Interest. An excellent piece by @wendyranderson and Kath Hicks
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The core priorities of the abundance agenda must expand to include national security if prosperity is to take root and endure.
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RT @PMCroninHudson: @MichaelHerson1 @jteurope #DovZakheim @PMCroninHudson & @vagomuradian on today's @defaeroreport #WashingtonRoundtable d….
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On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former Pentagon Europe chief...
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RT @GRathenau: @CNASdc @general_ben @j_kobzova @AKendallTaylor @jteurope I want to thank @AKendallTaylor and @jteurope for all your insight….
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RT @ForeignAffairs: Any U.S. drawdown in Europe must “be closely coordinated with NATO,” argue @AKendallTaylor, @jteurope, and @KateSJohnst….
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The dangers of a rapid drawdown in American forces.
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RT @sjblakemore: I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent….
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RT @NazandBegikhani: As editor @HarmattanParis, I'm pleased to announce the publication of Abdulla Peshêw, poet of Kurdish Unknown Solider,….
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RT @BolderHer: @AKendallTaylor @ForeignAffairs @jteurope @KateSJohnston Important read. With tensions high and alliances under pressure, a….
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RT @CNASdc: 🎧New on Brussels Sprouts🎧. @general_ben and @j_kobzova join @AKendallTaylor and @jteurope to give an update on the war in Ukrai….
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Developing strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.
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RT @CNASdc: How Russia Could Exploit a Vacuum in Europe. ✍️ @AKendallTaylor . ✍️ @jteurope . ✍️ @KateSJohnston . @ForeignAffairs . https://….
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The dangers of a rapid drawdown in American forces.
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RT @ForeignAffairs: “The best way to prevent a future war in Europe is to make sure Moscow never dares to start one. And that will require….
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The dangers of a rapid drawdown in American forces.
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RT @GRathenau: Leestip van @AKendallTaylor en @jteurope hoe Poetin gebruik zou kunnen maken van terugtrekking Amerikanen om ons het stuipen….
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The dangers of a rapid drawdown in American forces.
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